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David R. Novotny, Daniel G. Kuester, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri
We present a method for measuring Ultra-High Frequency Radio-Frequency Identification (UHF RFID) tag differential RCS that has the potential for being easier
Jorge Arinez, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, William G. Rippey, C J. Yen
In today's manufacturing world, system integration often necessitates composing systems of technology that are not designed to interoperate with each other
Raymond Sheh, Haldun Komsuoglu, Adam Jacoff, Tetsuya Kimura, Daniele Nardi, Johannes Pellenz, Gerald Steinbauer
The 2012 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics Summer School was held from the 9th to the 15th of September in Alanya
Richard A. Allen, Urmi Ray, Vidhya Ramachandran, Iqbal Ali, David T. Read, Andreas Fehk¿hrer, J¿rgen Burggraf
An experiment was performed to develop a method for choosing appropriate packaging for shipping 300 mm silicon wafers thinned to 100 µm or less for three
In this paper we propose and discuss a game-theoretic framework for (a) evaluating security vulnerability, (b) quantifying the corresponding Pareto optimal
Jie Lin, Guobin Xu, David W. Griffith, Xinyu Yang, Wei Yu
The Smart Grid is a new type of power grid that will provide reliable, secure, and efficient energy transmission and distribution. It promises to integrate
Jeffrey T. Fong, Nathanael A. Heckert, James J. Filliben
We begin with a review of the fatigue design methodology for new pressure vessels and piping, based on both deterministic and stochastic approaches. We will
Jason B. Coder, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Michael H. Francis, Brian C. Stillwell
An improved antenna gain extrapolation measurement is proposed. The improved method consists of a vector network analyzer, a pair of RF optical links, and a
Pavel Kabos, A Caprile, Coisson Marco, F Fiorillo, O M. Manu, E. S. Olivetti, M. A. Olariu, Pasquale Massimo, V. A. Scarlatache
Samples composed of a polymer matrix were loaded with different fractions from 0 to 30% of Fe oxide magnetic nanoparticles with an average size ranging from 50
Solomon I. Woods, Simon G. Kaplan, Timothy M. Jung, Adriaan C. Carter, James E. Proctor
We discuss the design, construction, and initial test results of a Si:As blocked-impurity-band (BIB) trap detector. The trap consists of two rectangular BIB
Improved structural robustness is expected for steel gravity load-resisting frames with double-angle shear connections as compared to single-plate connections
Mark O. McLinden, Andrei F. Kazakov, J S. Brown, Piotr A. Domanski, Jae H. Heo
We explore the possibilities for refrigerants having low global warming potential (GWP) using two distinct, but complimentary, approaches. In the first approach
Conni Hanke, Petra S. Dittrich, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez
A cell co-culture was generated on opposite sides of a permeable polyester membrane (PET) membrane by combining dielectrophoretic (DEP) and electrostatic forces
Ronnie R. Fesperman Jr., Shawn P. Moylan, M A. Donmez
Standards committees are actively working to develop standard test methods for the performance evaluation of 5-axis machining centers through the direct and
David R. Novotny, Josh Gordon, Edwin J. Heilweil, Brian C. Stillwell, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Erich N. Grossman, Shu Z. Lo
Beginning the fall of 2012, NIST will be providing scattering measurements for other government agencies. We present performance results of a bi-directional
This paper examines the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as platforms to capture imagery at the neighborhood and individual building level for use in post
Josh Gordon, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Jason Coder, Michael Francis
The Antenna Metrology Lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder Colorado has developed a robotically controlled near-field pattern
Jason Coder, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Michael H. Francis, Brian C. Stillwell
An improved antenna gain extrapolation measurement is proposed. The improved method consists of a vector network analyzer, a pair of RF optical links, and a
We present elegant algorithms for fitting a plane, two parallel planes (corresponding to a slot or a slab) or many parallel planes in a total (orthogonal) least
Edwin J. Heilweil, Paul A. Lane, Okan Esenturk, Paul D. Cunningham, Joseph S. Melinger
Relative carrier mobilities in semiconducting organic polymer films measured using non-contact optical pump terahertz (THz) probe spectroscopy will be presented
Howard W. Yoon, Gary D. Graham, Robert D. Saunders, Yuqin Zong, Eric L. Shirley
We describe the characterization of a group of NIST spectral irradiance lamps at longer distances and larger angles than are typically issued by NIST. The
Dong Hun Yeo, Franklin T. Lombardo, Dilip K. Banerjee, Eric J. Letvin, Emil Simiu, Marc L. Levitan, Florian A. Potra
The paper summarizes recent research and development of computer-aided and computational methods in wind engineering at the National Institute of Standards and
Linbin Yu, Yu Lei, Raghu N. Kacker, D. Richard Kuhn, James F. Lawrence
Combinatorial testing has been shown to be a very effective testing strategy. Most work on combinatorial testing focuses on t-way test data generation, where
Paulina Kuo, Jason S. Pelc, Oliver T. Slattery, Martin M. Fejer, Xiao Tang
We demonstrate application of a dual-channel upconversion detector as a beamsplitter that preserves photon statistics. We use this beamsplitter to characterize
Stephen B. Balakirsky, Zeid Kootbally, Craig I. Schlenoff, Thomas R. Kramer, Satyandra K. Gupta
The IEEE RAS Ontologies for Robotics and Automation Working Group is dedicated to developing a methodology for knowledge representation and reasoning in
Craig I. Schlenoff, Edson Prestes, Rajmohan Madhavan, Paulo Goncalvest, Howard Li, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Emilio Miguelanez
In this article, we discuss a newly formed IEEE- RAS working group entitled Ontologies for Robotics and Automation (ORA). The goal of this working group is to
Evaluation of aggregation and agglomeration of carbon nanotube (CNT) solution has been one of the key issues for applications. Here we introduce a simple method
Joseph A. Falco, Jeremy A. Marvel, Richard J. Norcross
Robot manufacturers are developing a new generation of industrial robots that are designed to work in collaborative environments in close proximity to humans
Jing Qin, Hui Zhou, Bryan M. Barnes, Francois R. Goasmat, Ronald G. Dixson, Richard M. Silver
There has been much recent work in developing advanced optical metrology applications that use imaging optics for optical critical dimension (OCD) measurements